Technology on the shop floor

Here is an example of how retail tech is planned to further inhabit the domain of 'bricks and mortar' retailers to provide new models for the consumer. These advances will be embraced by many retailers to enhance their pursuit of leaner more efficient models, but with resulting benefit to tech led businesses like Amazon. One sees an analogy here with how media businesses have tried to harness the tech giants with the aim of better reaching their consumer. It remains to be seen who the ultimate beneficiary of these developments will be......

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According to a new bit of analysis from Loup Ventures' Andrew Murphy, Amazon could leverage the technology in Amazon Go — the company's futuristic store that uses sensors, not cashiers, to correctly charge customers for what they take — in a different way than anticipated.
Instead of simply opening more Amazon Go stores, he thinks the company will instead license the technology to other retailers, which would give Amazon a "Trojan horse into the brick and mortar retail space."

#news Amazon's futuristic, cashierless stores could be its 'Trojan horse' to conquer traditional retail (AMZN) - Amazon Go is Amazon's futuristic store that uses cameras and sensors to charge customers for what they take from shelves. Loup Ventures' A... https://t.co/Wgf3sCjJt0